So, let's review. We started out with Hulk vs. Sandman, then to Sandman vs. Spider-Man, to Spider-Man vs Daredevil (IN A FAT SUIT!!), to Daredevil vs. Doctor Doom, to Doom inside the Destroyer armor versus Thor, to Galactus' essence in the Destroyer vs. the Thing.
Hmmm, Galactus' essence, eh? That leaves the door open to use the big guy himself, in a throwdown slugfest.
Galactus in a slugfest? Yup!! We've got to travel back about 30 years. The Sphinx had absorbed all the knowledge from the Living Computers of Xandar, and had become like unto a god. A mad god, who wants to destroy Earth. So a desperate Reed Richards makes a deal with Galactus to get him to come and defend Earth. Crazy, huh?
Which leads to this rumble:
Oh, yeah, the Galactus chop!! But we're not done yet:
Game, set, match. Sphinx, you weren't ready for the big leagues yet.Of course, Spacebooger predicted that result. And you could have, too, had you had the wisdom to consult the mighty Bahlactus!!
Marv Wolfman, John Byrne and Joe Sinnott have the Big G get physical in Fantastic Four #213 (1979).
Now, it might be pretty obvious that you should vote for me this week, because no one else will have a battle of such cosmic significance. Plus, aren't you dying to see where I go next week? So head over to Spacebooger's dojo and vote already!!
Still one of my favorite knock-down/drag-outs...capped off by that fantastic ultra-humbling of the Sphinx. As the kids (used to) say: "P*WND!"
ReplyDeleteI also remember the part at the end where he sent Sphinx back in time to relive whe whole thing over and over again, "Groundhog Day" style.
ReplyDeleteToo bad the dude that drew it thinks Kevorkian is a hero.
ReplyDelete"I'm old enough to remember when comics were "Still Only 25¢!!" The first comic I ever purchased on my own was"
ReplyDeleteI read them when they were a nickel, and began to purchase them at 10 and 12 cents. They were sold through a drugstore chain called "KATZ" in the US Midwest. Thou art younger than thou thinkest oh shrewd and cunning one: Live long and prosper!